Legal Roundup
MCDERMOTT WILL EMERY: Fridays With Benefits Webinar Series | Secure Act and Your Benefit Plans – 7 ‘must Knows’ for Benefits Professionals
The SECURE Act, signed into law on December 20, 2019, is the broadest piece of retirement legislation passed in 13 years.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Identifying and Accommodating Invisible Disabilities
Under federal and many state and local laws, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities.
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Estate Planning & the SECURE Act: What You Need to Know
Join Michael Maransky, a partner in Fox’s Taxation & Wealth Planning Practice, for a complimentary webinar examining the estate planning implications of the new federal retirement savings law, which became effective January 1.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Audrey Chang Selected to National Influencers List
Audrey Chang, Of Counsel in the Houston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been selected as a 2019 National Influencer by The Business Journals.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Texas Trucking Company Paying $173,426 in Back Wages
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Rami Transportation Inc. – based in San Marcos, Texas – has paid $173,426 in back wages to 66 employees to resolve overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
REED SMITH LLP: Cross-border energy transactions lawyer Nicolas Borda joins Reed Smith in Houston
Nicolas Borda has joined Reed Smith’s Global Energy & Natural Resources Group as a partner in the firm’s 75-attorney Houston office.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: FinTech-Powered Point-of-Sale Financing Solutions for Merchants and Manufacturers
Please join Holland & Knight for "FinTech-Powered Point-of-Sale Financing Solutions for Merchants and Manufacturers.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Gemma Galeoto Named Best Lawyer Under 40 by D Magazine
Holland & Knight Litigation Associate Gemma Galeoto has been recognized among the Best Lawyers Under 40 by D Magazine for the third consecutive year.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor H-1b Visa Program Litigation Results in Back Wages, Fines and Debarment for Beauty Products Distributor
Attorneys from the Dallas Regional Solicitor office obtained a favorable settlement against an employer for violations of the H-1B provisions of the Immigration and Naturalization Act.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: Imperial Trading to Pay $140,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
A wholesale distributor based in Jefferson Parish, La., has agreed to pay $140,000 and provide other significant relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Insurance IT Strategy and Regulatory Compliance: NYDFS, NAIC and CCPA
Locke Lord LLP and Novarica look at new regulatory developments in analytics, use of data, and data security that have the potential to affect insurer technology strategy.
LOCKE LORD LLP: Open Teleconference for the Formation of InsurTech America, a Coalition Available to U.S.-based and non U.S.-based InsurTech Companies Transacting Business in the U.S.
Locke Lord corporate and regulatory insurance Partners Brian Casey and Ben Sykes will host an open organizational conference call for insurtechs and those interested in how insurtechs will be regulated going forward.
BAKER & HOSTETLER: BakerHostetler Announces 17 New Partners.
BakerHostetler announced that 17 lawyers have been elected to the partnership.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Recovers $130,000 for Employees of San Marcos, Texas Security Company to Resolve Minimum Wage, Overtime
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), U.S. Security Service PLLC in San Marcos, Texas has paid $133,070 to resolve minimum wage and overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Pool Company Pays Penalties for Child Labor Violations Following a U.S. Department of Labor Investigation
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (the Department’s) Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Aquatic Management of Houston Inc., located in Houston, Texas has paid $22,236 in civil money penalties to resolve child labor violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Agrees to Pay Over $15 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Deficient SNAP Quality Control
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) has agreed to pay the United States $15,294,360 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced.
THE LANIER LAW FIRM: Mark Lanier Named to Lawdragon’s Elite List of Legal Legends for 2019
Trial lawyer Mark Lanier, founder of The Lanier Law Firm, has been selected to the class of Lawdragon Legends for 2019.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION: United Airlines to Pay $321,000 and Fight Internet Harassment to Settle EEOC Discrimination Suit
United Airlines, Inc., a Chicago-headquartered international airline operating in over 300 airports across five continents, has agreed to pay $321,000, plus attorney's fees, to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Austin Office and Houston Staff Member Receive Pro Bono Accolades
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has selected its Austin office as its 2019 Pro Bono Office the Year and Houston office staff member Adela E. Gonzales as a recipient of the firm’s Pro Bono Staff of the Year Award.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig’s Alicia Sienne Voltmer Secures False Claims Act Retaliation Victory in the Fifth Circuit
Alicia Sienne Voltmer, of counsel in the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, served as lead counsel for Paul Quinn College, a nationally recognized Historically Black College, in the Rebecca Musser v. Paul Quinn College (PQC) case, wherein Musser, a former PQC employee, alleged retaliatory discharge under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). In a matter with facts that spanned an eight-year period, Voltmer secured summary judgment for PQC and Musser appealed.